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, , m , ,?TtS 230 EDITOIl'S TABLE. VOL. VIII, jccts so carefully that they have added largely to their stock of knowledge, an ! have formed opinions which, perhaps, will last through life, as foundation up on which to build the completed struct ure whose materials time ami experience alone can furnish. At present there arc only about two thirds of the regular Col lege classes connected with the Societies. "We hope that next term they will con elude to help us in our work, and thus help themselves in their own. The rhetoricals of the Senior Class have been clnnged materially for the present year. instead of the former require ment of nine essays and as man- decla mations, in their places three orations have been substituted. As the choice was left to the class whether they should pronounce their orations in the chapel be fore faculty and students, or in the form of public exhibition, the latter was chos en. The evening of the 13th of December was the appointed time for the entertain ment, and suitable preparation had been made for the same. But owing to sick, ness on the part of some members of the class, the programme, we understand, lias been postponed until the 10th of January next. So all Seniors that survive the hoi id ays, it is expected, will at that time im mortalizc the beginning of their college year, 1880. The Juniors after the success of their exhibition have settled down to work, to meditate upon their respective laurels, and to appreciate the friendly criticism from the Seniors. They feel grateful for the unbounded admiration shown to them by the Sophs and Freshes. Ilcvicws preparatory to examinations, occupy most of their attention; and frequently we hear one, who spent considerable lime upon his production for the exhibition, remark, that here arc the lessons that he missed when he was writing his oration or polish, ing his essay . The Sophomores are, as usual, the most ambitious students in the University. Their class organization is participated in with energy by every member. At least the account of their meeting, brought to us by our devil, is beyond discription. A challenge to the Seniors for a literary con test was even debated upon with the most profound gravity and consideration. For. lunate for both parties the project was defeated. The Freshman have at last become rec onciled to their new surroundings, and have at length mustered suillcient confi dence to look a Scniorslraight-in the face. The Preparatory classes still contain some of the best students of the University, and under the strict discipline of the Lat in Department are certain to render honor to the University. Jgdi tor's gjuMc. The College Herald (mm the University at Lfwisburg, Pa., commences its last is sue with a sentimental, foolish poem we suppose the author called it full of 'van ished flowers' and phantoms of jo3 ' Much of College poetry, as a class, is simply execrable and th's particular po em was especially so. Romantic students who are compelled to express the feelings of their over-burdened souls in verse, ought to have more consideration for the loug-suflcring, grcviously-oppressed read ing public, and not publish their poetical ebullitions, tinctured alas with too much pathetic emotion and aflcctation to be in teresting to more practical people. An enjoyable article upon sights in Wash, ingion was too lengthy, and the author felt called upon to explain the remarka ble objects he pointed out as minutely as though we wore children. The exchange notes ol the Diclumon Liberal are pithy and just. But the locals are too "slangy," and are evidently writ